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Originally Posted by perezfan
With restaurants, bars, hotels, salons, theatres and retail establishments being crippled here (and going out of business at alarming rates), you have to wonder at some point whether the lockdowns are even beneficial. The survival rate of this virus is 99.97%...
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It's actually closer to 98%:
https://www.bmj.com/content/372/bmj.n579
However, there are more than the two outcomes from COVID than you're talking about - perfect health and death. COVID causes long-term problems in a lot of patients - heart issues, brain issues, and more. My brother is 15+ months out from getting COVID and still doesn't have his sense of taste back.
It's a lot more complicated than just "you die or you don't".
In addition to that, there is the significant burden that COVID places on the health care system. That has the effect of harming the care available to non-COVID patients.
None of the above should be interpreted in any way as advocating opening of businesses or closing of businesses.